| RHEOBASES | • rheobases n. Plural of rheobase. • RHEOBASE n. the smallest amount of electricity required to stimulate a nerve. |
| RHEOBASIC | • rheobasic adj. Relating to a rheobase. • RHEOBASIC adj. relating to a rheobase, the smallest amount of electricity required to stimulate a nerve. |
| RHEOCHORD | • rheochord n. A wire that can measure or vary the resistance of an electric circuit, or measure the variability of the current. • RHEOCHORD n. a wire rheostat, a metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a circuit, also RHEOCORD. |
| RHEOCORDS | • rheocords n. Plural of rheocord. • RHEOCORD n. a wire rheostat, a metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a circuit, also RHEOCHORD. |
| RHEOLOGIC | • rheologic adj. Of, or relating to, rheology: the deformation and flow of matter. • RHEOLOGIC adj. relating to rheology, the science of the deformation or flow of matter, also RHEOLOGICAL. |
| RHEOMETER | • rheometer n. A device used to measure the flow properties of fluids with variable viscosity. • rheometer n. (Obsolete) A device used to measure the flow of electric current: an ammeter. • rheometer n. (Now rare) A flowmeter, especially for water or blood. |
| RHEOMETRY | • rheometry n. (Physics) The measurement of electrical current. • rheometry n. (Physics) The measurement of rheological properties of materials, especially by the use of a rheometer. • rheometry n. (Obsolete, mathematics) The calculus. |
| RHEOPHILE | • rheophile n. Any organism that thrives in the presence of running water. • RHEOPHILE adj. living in flowing water, also RHEOPHIL. • RHEOPHILE n. a creature that lives in flowing water, also RHEOPHIL. |
| RHEOSCOPE | • rheoscope n. An instrument for detecting the presence or movement of currents, as of electricity. • RHEOSCOPE n. an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current. |
| RHEOSTATS | • rheostats n. Plural of rheostat. • RHEOSTAT n. a resistor used to control electric current. |
| RHEOTAXES | • rheotaxes n. Plural of rheotaxis. • RHEOTAXIS n. the movement of an organism in response to a current of water. |
| RHEOTAXIS | • rheotaxis n. (Biology) movement in response to a current (of water or air). • RHEOTAXIS n. the movement of an organism in response to a current of water. |
| RHEOTOMES | • rheotomes n. Plural of rheotome. • RHEOTOME n. an instrument which periodically or otherwise interrupts an electric current. |
| RHEOTROPE | • rheotrope n. An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current. • RHEOTROPE n. an instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current. |
| RHETORICS | • rhetorics n. Plural of rhetoric. • RHETORIC n. the study of effective speech and writing. |
| RHETORISE | • rhetorise v. Alternative form of rhetorize. • RHETORISE v. (obsolete) to use rhetorical language. |
| RHETORIZE | • rhetorize v. (Transitive) To represent by a figure of rhetoric, or by personification. • rhetorize v. (Intransitive) To use rhetorical devices; to rhetoricate. • RHETORIZE v. (obsolete) to use rhetorical language, also RHETORISE. |
| RHEUMATIC | • rheumatic adj. Resembling or relating to rheumatism. • rheumatic adj. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic. • rheumatic n. (Rare) A person suffering from rheumatism. |
| RHEUMATIZ | • rheumatiz n. (Dialect) rheumatism. • RHEUMATIZ n. (dialect) rheumatism, also RHEUMATEESE, RHEUMATISE, RHEUMATIZE. |
| RHEUMIEST | • rheumiest adj. Superlative form of rheumy: most rheumy. • RHEUMY adj. like rheum. |